[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Re: Can ' t network sync with wifi from Tungsten T5

[Paul Day]

On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Martin wrote:
> Does this mean that WiFi sync is also not secure, or is it a different
> situation alltogether because there's WEP encryption with WiFi ?

Correct. WiFi sync relies on Palm OS's old network/modem hotsync, which 
appears entirely unencrypted. The WiFi network's WEP or WPA will stop some 
random getting on the WiFi network and sniffing the connection, but it 
won't stop someone already on the WiFi network or somewhere else between 
your Palm and your PC from sniffing the connection.

See my previous post about bringing a VPN connection up so that the 
HotSync does get encrypted over the network.

>> Please note that a Network sync is not a
>> secure operation
>
> Am I mixing up things ?
>
> .. "on-the-road" versus "WiFi-sync-at-home-through-Airport" ?

One and the same in this case.

PD

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Paul Day
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